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A Weekend to Remember

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Together Again at Bowdoin: Highlights from Homecoming Weekend 2026

Old friends reunited, sidelines filled with fans, and Polar Bear pride everywhere! Alumni returned to Brunswick September 25–27, 2026, for three lively days of Homecoming Weekend. The Bowdoin community came together to cheer on teams, revisit favorite places, celebrate old traditions, and make new memories—all part of what makes coming back to Bowdoin feel like coming home.

Science People

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Putting Coastal Studies into Practice in Harpswell

Students in this fall’s Coastal Studies Semester at the Schiller Center are collaborating with townspeople in Harpswell to address issues affecting residents, from coastal erosion to housing affordability.

Helping the Gulf of Maine

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Bowdoin Employee Melendy Honored for Environmental Stewardship Work

Animal Welfare and Facilities Manager Marko Melendy receives an award from the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. The Canadian-American regional partnership honors Melendy for his “outstanding volunteer efforts to protect and conserve” the Gulf of Maine.

Getting Creative

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Hackathon Focuses on the Intersection of Art and Tech

Creativity was the theme for this year’s Hackathon. Sponsored by the Hastings Initiative for AI and Humanity, students from Bowdoin, Bates, and Colby studied ways of combining technology and art, as tech solutions were applied across a range of areas, including literature, music, and visual arts.

Meet the Hastings Summer Fellows 

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Harnessing AI for the Common Good

Five students are being funded by the Hastings Initiative to pursue projects over the summer in a range of areas, inside and outside the classroom. They are all working with faculty or staff on projects using artificial intelligence tools to make the world a better place.

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